Looker Katharine J, Hallett Timothy B
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK.
Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 2006 Oct 2;3:14. doi: 10.1186/1742-7622-3-14.
: Individuals might reasonably expect the freedom to make their own decisions regarding their health. However, what happens when an individual's wishes conflict with what is in that individual's best interests? How far should an individual's rights be restricted for his or her own benefit? Similarly, what limitations should be placed on an individual's behaviour when that person's wishes go against what is good for the population in general? Here we discuss the issues that can arise when the rights of individuals conflict with individual and population benefits in relation to infectious diseases.
个人可能合理地期望有做出关于自身健康的自主决定的自由。然而，当个人意愿与个人的最大利益相冲突时会发生什么呢？为了个人自身利益，个人权利应受到多大程度的限制？同样，当一个人的意愿违背总体上对大众有益的事情时，应该对其行为施加哪些限制呢？在此，我们讨论在传染病方面个人权利与个人及群体利益发生冲突时可能出现的问题。
